City of Bones by Cassandra Clare is the first in The Mortal Instruments Series (Sadly soon to be in theaters as a major motion picture in August 2013) I first heard about this book from my cousin during our yearly family reunion in Michigan. And I thank here again now as I did then, these books are a great easy read that will keep you captivated from page 1 until the very end. I enjoyed each page and book in this series that I have had the chance to read to date. 

I was intrigued because it is not just a trilogy so it allows the author to go into details that might have been excluded otherwise. And as a detail oriented person I enjoy knowing all I can, to a point. I tend to get irritated when there is a lot of "fluff" in a book and not enough substance. I do not want page fillers, I want page turners. Am I right? 

City of Bones is about a girl names Clary Fray, while at a bar one night she witnesses a murder. However, it is hard to report a murder when upon seeing it, everyone involved disappears, how come she could see it and no one else could? This event throws Clary head first into a world of Shadowhunters, warriors that hunt demons, when her mother is kidnapped and Clary is attacked by a demon.  She finds herself uncovering a world she never knew existed. As she takes this journey to find answers, Clary is finding that there are only more questions piling up and her mother seems to be the only one who can answer them.

Let me be clear, this series touches on some subjects that not all readers will be pleased with. But overall I like the story line and will continue to read this series for as long as Cassandra Clare keeps coming out with the books. But check it out and see if this is a book that might be your cup of tea! And let me know what you thought. If you have already read it please share your thoughts!